Journey to Le Mans

October. 23,2014      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Le Mans the biggest motorsport event in the world, is truly a spectacle like no other. The twenty-four hour race is considered the most physically and mentally demanding race on earth. Man and machine push themselves to the limits of endurance, many never make it past the finish line, and some never make it home.

Patrick Stewart as  Narrator
Tiff Needell as  Himself
Marc Gené as  
Mark Webber as  

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Reviews

FeistyUpper
2014/10/23

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

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ChanBot
2014/10/24

i must have seen a different film!!

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FuzzyTagz
2014/10/25

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

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Scarlet
2014/10/26

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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freddy-41-529926
2014/10/27

Those documentaries made by mainstream "culture channels" are basically made for people who know little or nothing on a specific subject or sport. Great for my sisters to learn on car racing... That is it! This piece is not even that.I simply could NOT deal with the fact that this is a BAD promotional film for JOTA. Not that JOTA is a bad team. not at all. My out most respect for such a young team. BUT trying to be thrifty and NOT buying the rights for important clips from FIA or whoever to show key overtakes which are actually narrated on the film or not showing the events they discuss, well in a car racing film or documentary it is the equivalent of watching "Toy Story" without Woody. As to discussing technical stuff or even basic explanations, it is a total fail. C'mon! You guys wanted to promote JOTA Racing but you ended up promoting well... pit stops and the faces of your drivers.HUGE BUMMER. Get a better PR adviser next time.

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John Chavez
2014/10/28

If you are a car guy skip on this film. The are so many repetitive scenes that it just makes you wonder who put this together. They show the same scene 6 times. How is that possible when you telling a story. The producer cuts from one angle to another and you don't really get to see or enjoy a slow motion shot and on top of that they put a sound effect that clearly doesn't belong but, to make it worse its the same sound effect they just used 3 minutes ago. Also they talk about crashes but fail to show you it and skip to a person talking about it. We want to see the whole scene. Don't tell us what and how it happened, SHOW US. It was poorly thought out and will just get us car guys angry. All you had to do was end the movie with the car going around La'Sarthe for a whole lap and we would of been happy.

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Kevin Arnold
2014/10/29

This was the perfect look into Le Mans. It wasn't a boring thing just talking tech like others I have seen made for TV, this had the cinema shots that made it feel like a film, while it was real and based in reality, the repetitive hard reality that took the view of the whole team. Nice to see it made by an indie most of these things are business things for corporates, this felt like a team of guys who just loved to race, meant more because of it. Seeing Le Mans from the inside when as a fan I have only seen it from the outside is very cool. It may not be one to watch with the girlfriend but for anyone who wants to see stunning cars and a team of nice guys pushing hard, Its a must see IMO. Will be watching again.

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john-decoy
2014/10/30

Sorry to say that this was not made by petrol heads and it showed. Too many close ups of neatly coiffured blokes and not enough of the engineering or racing. It would have been nice to have a full lap of in car footage, instead we were treated to a succession of close up's of people stood in the garage. The editing was constantly to quick (except when interviewing the frankly bland participants).A number of clips were used on more than one occasion (the exit from the pits behind a Chevrolet for example)which detracted from the continuity. Overall a big disappointment lacking depth and insight, it left me cold. The makers admitted in the question and answer session, following the premier, that they had not seen other racing based films and it showed. There was never any real tension created, even in the crash sequence, and at no time did I connect with the main character. If you are a true motor sport fan best give this limp offering a miss. Sorry.

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